England fans have chosen a random baseball player, Michael Harris of the Atlanta Braves, to support more than anyone else at the baseball after beating DR Congo 😭🫱🏼🫲🏾🏴⚾️
And it’s absolutely class 👏
Another tactical disasterclass by this man in a winnable knockout game, going ultra defensive against Brazil and hoping to absorb the pressure for 40+ mins, despite having one of the tournament’s best pressing teams.
He has failed his country once again by not properly platforming this wonderful set of players.
This game provided a reason why Brazil brought in Carlo Ancelotti.
The pressure on any Brazil team, or coach, is always astonishing.
But, as ever, Ancelotti was the coolest head in Houston.
Brazil had been overrun in midfield in the opening 45 minutes, so introducing Endrick for Lucas Paqueta and going to a 4-2-4 system could have been asking for trouble.
Instead, it proved an inspired move.
That's what Ancelotti's best Madrid sides often did: not play great, struggle at times, but find a way to win, often by big players stepping up in vital moments to provide what their team needed.
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